Description

The Oxford Handbook of Criminology provides an authoritative collection of chapters covering the core and emerging topics studied on criminology courses. With contributions from leading academics, the Handbook is the definitive guide to the discipline.

The most comprehensive and authoritative single volume guide to criminology

Brings together contributions from leading academics detailing the relevant theory, recent research, policy developments, and current debates, enabling students to fully appreciate the diverse array of viewpoints in criminological discourse

Includes detailed references enabling readers to further research the topics discussed

Features an extensive online resource centre providing additional teaching and learning materials for both students and lecturers

New to this edition

This edition sees a new editorial team of leading criminology scholars edit the Handbook: Alison Liebling, Shadd Maruna and Lesley McAra.

About the Author(s)

Edited by Alison Liebling, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Cambridge, Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester, and Lesley McAra, Chair of Penology, University of Edinburgh

Alison Liebling is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, and Director of the Prisons Research Centre at the University of Cambridge. She has attracted research fellowships from Trinity Hall, Leverhulme and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Shadd Maruna is Professor of Criminology at the University of Manchester. His book Making Good: How Ex-Convicts Reform and Rebuild Their Lives was named 'Outstanding Contribution to Criminology' by the American Society of Criminology (ASC) in 2001. He received the inaugural Research Medal from the Howard League for Penal Reform in 2012 and the Hans Mattick Award for Distinguished Contribution to Criminology in 2014.

Lesley McAra is Chair of Penology at the University of Edinburgh. In 2013, Lesley was joint winner of the Howard League for Penal Reform Research Medal and in 2014 she was invited to give the Apex Annual Lecture in which she set out her vision for justice in modern Scotland.

Reviews

"Edited by three leading criminological scholars, this impressive collection boasts research from each field's experts. I have no doubt the Handbook will continue to be the 'go to' textbook for teaching criminology." - Professor Kevin Haines, Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Trinidad and Tobago

"A seminal work that provides readers at all levels with the complete package; The Oxford Handbook of Criminology cannot be beaten." - Louis Martin, Senior Lecturer in Law, Staffordshire University

"Still the most definitive source on criminological research." - Dr Daniel McCarthy, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey

"Combines depth of knowledge with breadth of coverage; the go-to source in criminology." - Dr Claire Fox, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Manchester

"Unique chapters from leading experts in their fields provide research that can't be found anywhere else." - Dr Gareth Norris, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Aberystwyth University

Additional Resources

An extensive online resource centre includes selected chapters from previous editions, essay questions for each chapter, web links to aid further research, and guidance on how to answer essay questions.